Paper money of the USSR

Russian Paper Money | USSR period | 1991 serie

In 1991, for the first time in 30 years, new banknotes were printed. The first ones were 50 and 100 rubles banknotes. They were supposed to replace the 1961 ones by january, and the maximum exchange amount was 150 rubles per person. Later the increasing inflation led to printing 200, 500 and then 1000 ruble notes. The small notes underwent small cosmetic changes, like the addition of a white field on the left side and the removal of text in regional languages. In the and of the year the 100 ruble note watermark was changed by removing Lenin and placing a rose instead.